What is the minimum marriage age in Lesotho?
18+
Minimum marriage age: 21.
Lesotho is one of 184 countries classified “18+” for the minimum marriage age — 97% of the 189 with data.
Source
- Taken from
- Wikipedia: Marriageable age
- Last checked
- 15 September 2026
- How it was classified
- Read directly from the source’s own table, without interpretation.
Nearby countries
- South Africa
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Eswatini
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Botswana
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Zimbabwe
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
- Namibia
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 21.
- Mozambique
- 18+ Minimum marriage age: 18.
Other laws in Lesotho
- Same-Sex Activity
- Legal
- Sex Work
- Legal & regulated
- Incest Laws
- Criminal offense
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